Food for Thought

Week 3: Thursday, February 5

1) In what ways did galley design change over the course of the 16th century?

2) What developments led to the emergence of the "capital ship"?

3) How did the emergence of new sailing vessels in Europe change the balance of world power?

4) In what ways could one describe the developments described in this chapter as a "military revolution at sea"? (Hint: This question is not explicitly answered in the book, but if you think about what you've read and what we've discussed over the last couple of meetings, you should be able to come up with an answer to this question.)

 

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